Chapter 10 - Asking Troubles

Winter slowly rolled around in the Hogwarts castle. Whispers of the Yule Ball, were heard almost heard from everyone corner. The girls couldn't wait to wear fancy dress, and go with a special someone to the ball. The boys felt the same thing, but not about dressing up.

"You're going with Cedric, right?" Hermione asked, when the ball was only in a few weeks.

Mei stopped changing and slumped into her bed. She had forgotten, all about that. She remember, that night at the Quidditch changing rooms. Cho had been asked by Cedric, it broke her heart. She didn't want to move for a whole week, but ever since the First Task, they had gotten closer.

"Sorry, I forgot, anyway there are more people to ask. It's only a week and half before the ball." Hermione apologized, heading towards the door.

Mei nodded, following Hermione, "Well, did you get a date?" 

Hermione shyly nodded, making Mei squeal, "Who? Was it someone from Gryffindor? Tell me already!" They reached the common room, joining the re-united friends, Harry and Ron.

Hermione smirked, "Just wait and see."

Ron stood glaring at her, "Can we get a move on with you two?" Hermione and Mei giggled, walking towards the green house with some of the Hufflepuff students.

As, they got seated, Justin Finch-Fletchy, a curly brown-haired Hufflepuff, came up to Mei. His face was red as a tomato, as he smiled, very broadly. Seamus hit his shoulder, heading towards his seat next to Mei.

"W-will y-you go with Mei-i?" Justin asked, stuttering.

Mei scratched the back of her head, "Sorry, but your not my type." She quieted down, so only he could hear, not wanting people to laugh at him.

He nodded, rushing towards his friends Hannah and Ernie. They both huddled into a group, probably wanting to know Mei's answer. Seamus eyes widen, hearing Justin's request for the ball.

"Do you have a date for the Yule Ball?" He asked.

"No, but if you're not going with anyone, would you want to go with me?" Mei asked, smiling, trying to not think of Cedric and Cho.

Seamus groaned, sinking his head into his hands, "I already said yes to Lavender." The blonde haired girl, waved smiling, as she sat beside Parvarti.

Mei lightly kissed Seamus pale cheek,  "Maybe another time." Before Seamus could respond Professor Sprout came in, ready to start the class. 

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"Why did you turn, Justin?" Hermione asked, once class was over.

"He's not my type. Cedric is!" Mei declared, as she quickened her pace to Hagrid's hut.

"If you don't say yes to anyone, then you will go alone! The next person, who asks you, you better say yes." She commented.

A slight tap went on Mei, shoulder making her turn around to see the pudgy faces of Goyle and Crabbe. Other than class, they never talked. Even though they were her "fiance's"  friends she did want to associate with them. Beside, they didn't even know. They bent to the the ground, hands together into fists.

"Please go with one of us to the Yule Ball!" They both announced in unison, making every Gryffindor looked at her.

Mei could hear Hermione snicker from beside her, "Go on, tell them our answer."

Before, she could tell them flatly, No, Pansy came walking in with her smug face as usual when she saw Mei, "Why would you want to go with a dumb Gryffindor like her?"

"Why are you jealous, not even people in your house will ask you?" Harry's voice could be heard behind her.

She smiled, looking at Harry, "Well, it's not my fault, Draco asked me. Weren't you two dating-"

"That just tells us you were jealous, and he already has a fiance, and it's-

"Come on ye kids, we got class!" Hagrid yelled, as the rest of class were all surrounding the blast-ended skrewts.

All of them, heading to the hut. Goyle and Crabbe slip there arms around Mei's shoulder, but was shoved away by angered Seamus. By lunch time, the news of Mei, being one of the only Gryffindors not asked by someone. Her classmates from Beauxbatons, had gotten the news too, since all of them already had dates, even the Durmstrung boys. however, one asked her after lunch, but was turned down.

When dinner was over, Mei rushed back into the common room, to do homework. Boys eyes shot in her direction, as blushed in every shade Mei could think of. Angelina, had sate beside her, as she almost was done her Arithmancy homework.

"You're a lucky girl, since you have a great personality and beauty to match, but why don't you have a date?" She asked, as Mei finished, and trying to stuff all her books in her bag.

Mei smirked, "If I'm lucky, why isn't the guy I like asking another girl." Angelina patted her back.

"Who is this guy, you're talking about?"

Mei smiled, "No one." Heading towards the girl dormitory.

She punched her right in her arm, almost making her drop her book. However, she kept on going to her room, with Angelina following. Once, she reached her door, she turned around still facing her.

"It's Cedric Diggory, can you please leave me alone now?"

"You like those type of boys? Tall and handsome, well I have my Fred." Angelina stood frozen, as she said that, as Mei started giggling.

"So you two are dating." She opened her room, where Hermione was finishing up her homework.

"Anyway, here." She handed a pink rose to Mei.

It had little snowflakes on them that rose to the petals of the flower. The smell of it was wonderful, it seemed to be all of Mei's favourite scents, like wet grass in the morning, or them smell of snow. There was even a tag, that had her name on it, with very fancy writing.

"It's from George. Fred and him created them, Fred gave me one, that was in purple." Angelina told her, leaving the two girls in their room.

Suddenly, as the door shut, Hermione came squealing to Mei, "You should ask, George! He is very likable, and I bet he wants to go with you since he gave you this flower." Hermione pointed out.

Mei again smelled the beautiful flower, "Should I? I mean he could have been asked already." But it was too late, Hermione was already dragging her to the common room, with the flower still in her hand. 

The reached a cook case, and hid behind it, looking closely at George, "Go!" She instructed her.

Mei blushed, "Hey Seamus-" Hermione covered her mouth, pulling her more behind the book case.

"Do you want a date or not? Do you want Cedric to see you all lonely or make him jealous?" She lectured her.

"Jealous." Mei mumbled, looking at George who was making something else in cauldron.

"Then go." Hermione instructed, and Mei headed her way to George, as Seamus looked at her from a distance.

She reached the two boys, as they wrote down things, in a tiny black book. She smiled reading, the ones she had helped them, but recently she could barely help them with all the homework she was getting and the secret meetings with Cedric.

"Done for tonight, Freddie?" 

"I think we are, but I see we have shortie behind us." Fred turned around leaning on Mei's head.

Mei crossed her arms in frustration, "It's not my fault!" While Fred's eyes darted to the flower in her hand.

"Angelina already delivered it, George is such a sweet-heart, right?" George blushed, as Fred squished his cheeks.

Mei smiled, finally Fred's arm occupied on George shoulder other then her head, "Well, I would like to say thank-you."

George nodded in return, "But I also want to ask you something George."

"What is it?" Fred asked, his face only a few centimeters away from Mei's.

George shoved his brother's face out of the way, "I didn't hear he say your name." Sticking out his tongue, as Mei laughed.

Seamus, who was getting closer to them, had a bad feeling in his gut. She knew if he waited long enough, he could get the courage to ask Mei to the Ball, but had Lavender asked him. Thinking he would not be asked by her he said yes, but after finding out she didn't have a date, she wanted to call it off with Lavender. However, she seemed so happy, when Seamus said yes.

"That was your own fault for not asking." Dean told him.

"But it seems the Patil twins, are already going to the Ball with someone, so HA!" Seamus yelled, making Dean stomp back into their room.

"So what do you want to ask me?" George asked, as Fred finally gotten off him ahead towards Lee.

Mei smiled, "Are you going with anyway to the ball?" She asked, timidly, never before had she asked a boy to a dance.

"No-"

"Will you go with me then?" She asked, squeezing her eyes shut, not daring to her rejection.

Soon, she could feel herself being lifted off the ground and being swung back and forth. She opened her eyes, George arms, we were around her waist, with a happy smile upon his face. Mei laughed, as he looked so silly throwing her around.

"So, what's your answer?" Mei asked, though knowing it was yes.

George sat down with her beside the couch where Seamus was looking angrier than ever, "Let's go to the Quidditch pitch, I'll tell you, my answer there." He gently slipped his hand with hers, and ran out of the common room. 

Sneaking past, teachers and professors, since of course George, could get every way to get away from these people Finally .reaching the Quidditch pitch, they got broom sticks from the cupboards, and started racing each other, around.

"So, what's your answer, because if you say no, I'll be alone at the ball!" Mei declared, at one end of the goal posts with George at the other.

Mei could see him smirk, "Better catch me, then!" He yelled, as he soared into the sky. 

Quickly, Mei followed behind him, quickly going faster. After, several minutes of chasing George, he quickly went to he ground. She again quickened her pace, making them one meter away from her.

She stretched out her arm, getting his robe. She grabbed it tightly, making the two fall to the ground. Mei on top of George after, the broom crashed to the ground as well.

"Want to go with me to the Yule Ball?" George asked.

Mei smiled, "You just wanted to ask, but yes I would like to go with you." They both giggled, grabbing the broom sticks and going of the changing room. 

"That was fun." Mei declared cheerfully.

"Yeah, but hope the dance is even better." Mei nodded in agreement.

"Mei?" Cedric's husky voice was heard.

Both of them turned around, to see Cho hand in hand with Cedric, "Are you two a couple now?" Cho asked.

"No." Mei quickly told them, as George seemed a little disappointed, "But you guys were talking about the Yule Ball together." Cho replied.

"We're going together." Mei slipped her hand into George's remember how Hermione, told her to make him jealous.

Cedric had a stern face, "We're going together, so let's met each other there." He snuggled up to Cho's body.

Mei faked a smile, "Oh cool, well we got to go to the common room." Mei rushed outside heading towards to the common room, she sprinted not even George could catch up.

When, Mei reached there, not a lot of people were there. She looked for Hermione, but couldn't see her. She ran to her room, and confessed to Hermione about everything that happened.